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Summary

Two former field boundaries of probable post-medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as earthwork banks on the west bank of the River Otter, north-west of Rawridge, Upottery parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The northernmost earthwork corresponds with a depicted field boundary.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The field boundaries are not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2305-2306 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Two short linear banks were visible as slight earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 89-90 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

Two short linear banks were visible as slight earthworks.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1906 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The northernmost bank was visible as a slight earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Two former field boundaries were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as earthwork banks on the west bank of the River Otter, north-west of Rawridge, Upottery parish.
The earthworks are short and straight, abutting the still extant post medieval boundaries to the north-west. The northernmost earthwork corresponds with a boundary shown on the Tithe Map for Upottery, but the southernmost is not shown. Neither are depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. This might support the interpretation that the earthworks are evidence of field boundaries of probable post-medieval date that were removed probably over the course of the 19th century.
Part of the northernmost earthwork remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data of 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2305-2306 11-APR-1947. [Mapped features: #75790 ; #75791 ]
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359480	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 89-90 19-MAR-2000.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1906 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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